Tangledeep

 Switch
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22

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  1. night4
    Mar 1, 2019
    3
    This could have been pretty amazing, if not for the horrible and unintuitive controls.

    The music is good, the classes are pretty cool, and it looks nice. But the game doesn't tell you how to do most things, the controls are terrible, and it makes combat an absolute slog if your class uses abilities fairly often. You can't remap anything and there's no options for a "quick spell"    This could have been pretty amazing, if not for the horrible and unintuitive controls.

    The music is good, the classes are pretty cool, and it looks nice.

    But the game doesn't tell you how to do most things, the controls are terrible, and it makes combat an absolute slog if your class uses abilities fairly often. You can't remap anything and there's no options for a "quick spell" except to put it on a bar so you can use it at all, which means multiple button presses just to use anything.

    Oh, and the text is really tiny. The reliance on items for recovery is extremely tedious and outdated. And because items can be used to do almost anything, unique class skills are greatly devalued. A forced female protagonist is lame, especially because it's a roguelike. Class balance is a complete joke too, especially for Spellshaper. I'm especially disappointed because it took them so long to port it to the Switch and we get this half-baked result.    … Expand

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#84 Best Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GameCritics
    Mar 12, 2019
    85
    I have absolutely no idea how long the campaign is or how long it might take to get through given how methodically I’m playing, but I’ve sunk a good number of hours into the adventure and enjoyed every minute. I haven’t rolled credits yet, but even so, I have no reservations recommending Tangledeep to people who might appreciate a masterfully-done roguelike.
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  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Feb 19, 2019
    70
    Truly, once you get over the initial hump with Tangledeep, you’re looking at a game that you can play over the long term. If nothing else, it’s lovely to know that there are some developers out there that understand what Rogue when creating their “roguelikes.”
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Feb 13, 2019
    90
    I went into Tangledeep expecting to enjoy it and it didn’t disappoint. The game looks and sounds great, the gameplay mechanics aren’t too difficult to learn, you can hang out in lower levels to grind a bit if need be, and the myriad of optional modifiers means you can tailor the difficulty to your liking. If you’re looking for a roguelike dungeon crawler to keep you entertained and possibly challenged depending on your settings, Tangledeep should have you covered.
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